Aperture — Because of the popularity of our not-so-glowing Aperture review, we've prepared an addendum to our review to address some questions, concerns and misconceptions people had. There were three main streams of feedback about our initial review of Aperture.

Technorati Kitchen: it's what's cooking — Technorati just introduced the Technorati Kitchen, an area where we can post projects we have been working on that we do not feel are ready for integration on the main site. The first project available in the Technorati Kitchen is Explore …

It's Star Wars on Satellite Radio — Bob Dylan shocked his fans 40 years ago by embracing the electric guitar. Now he's stunning a few more by embracing another technological innovation: satellite radio. — The singer has signed on to serve as host of a weekly one-hour program on XM Satellite Radio …

Xbox 360 sold out on some major Web sites — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp.'s new Xbox 360 video game console remained sold out at some major Web retailers on Tuesday and one analyst said he expected holiday shipments at the lower end of his previous forecast.

Microsoft Fixes Critical IE Problems — Microsoft this week fixed a widely reported flaw in its Internet Explorer (IE) browser that had been used by attackers over the past few weeks to take over the PCs of unsuspecting users. The flaw was one of four IE bugs fixed Tuesday in Microsoft's regularly scheduled software update.

CYBER CITY — Typically, video games are set in places with names like Myst, Zanarkand, and, slightly less fantastically, Vice City. True Crime: New York City, which was released last month by Activision and is being advertised on billboards around town, is set in Manhattan.

Rails 1.0: Party like it's one oh oh! — 15 months after the first public release, Rails has arrived at the big 1.0. What a journey! We've gone through thousands of revisions, tickets, and patches from hundreds of contributors to get here. I'm incredibly proud at the core committer team …

CHEATING GOOGLE 101 — I wanted to understand clickfraud a bit better, so I started advertising this blog on Google and trying to see what sort of fraud it could catch. Then when I had finished the experiments I left the ads running. Now I've just checked the latest stats …

Year in Review: AJAX Desktops and Homepages — Review: Home pages are making a comeback, thanks to AJAX and Flash-powered "desktop" applications. Inside, a look at seven desktop and homepage apps vying for your news feeds, bookmarks, and sticky notes. — The homepage is making a comeback.

The Hydrogen Gold Rush Is On — Move over, Ben Franklin. Todd Livingstone has a plan to solve the energy crisis by capturing huge amounts of energy from lightning. — The idea itself is not new. But Livingstone, an inventor and electronics technician from Boston …

TV glitch mars Xbox 360 Kong game — Fans wanting to get the best out of the King Kong video game should avoid the version for Microsoft's new Xbox 360, the game's maker Ubisoft has suggested. — Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot admitted that the 360 game is too dark on standard TVs, making it hard to play.

'BT worker' fingered for X-Factor betting scam — BT is investigating allegations that one of its workers is at the centre of a betting scam that made thousands of pounds from TV shows such as the X Factor. — These shows - including Celebrity Fame Academy, Hell's Kitchen …

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